State v. Knight

The defendants were charged by information with the crime of bootlegging. The trial resulted in a verdict of guilty as charged as to one and a verdict of guilty of liquor in possession as to the other. Separate judgments were entered, and each defendant appeals.

In submitting the case to the jury, the trial court gave an instruction as follows:

“You are instructed that, under the laws of this state, in any prosecution for the alleged crime of bootlegging, proof of possession of intoxicating liquor other than alcohol upon the part of any person shall be prima facie evidence that said liquor was…